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From the Irish Famine to Irish-Americans on Wall Street

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Patricia Harty,
Irish America Magazine
Published Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 11:03 AM
Updated Thursday, July 22, 2010, 1:42 PM

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manhattan | Jul 24, 2010, 02:23 PM EDT
In the early 50's my cousin who was a seminarian at the time. Went to wall st. to get a summer job. He was told with a name like Murphy the highest he could go was to drive the elevator. We sure have come a long way.

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